The Focal easy guide to Photoshop CS2 : image editing for new users and professionals /
Hinkel, Brad.
Amsterdam : Elesevier ; Oxford : Focal,
2006.
"If you don't know where to start in Photoshop and feel overwhelmed with the options, then this is the book for you. With highly visual step-by-step explanations, this concise guide gives you a solid grounding in using Photoshop to edit digital images and helps you develop a full understanding of the key tools and features of Photoshop CS2."--BOOK JACKET.
Includes index.
Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Who Should Use this Book -- Steps for Using this Book -- Conventions -- Photoshop Versions -- Apple Macintosh OS X vs Microsoft Windows XP Operating Systems -- Computer Requirements -- Web Site -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2: Foundation -- A Look at Photoshop -- The Toolbox -- The Palettes -- Viewing the Image -- Accelerators -- Layers -- The Layer Masks -- A Look at the Layers Palette -- Adjustment Layers -- Some Notes on Layers -- Merged Image Layers -- Photoshop Brushes -- Basic Adjustment Tools -- Histograms -- Levels -- Curves -- Geeky Stuff -- A Digital Image -- Pixels -- Channels/Color Models -- Bits and Bytes -- Bit Depth -- Image Size -- Dots and Sensors -- Resolution -- Resampling/Interpolation -- Native Resolution -- Files for Digital Imaging -- Photoshop (*. PSD) -- TIFF (*. TIF, *. TIFF) -- JPEG (*. JPG, *. JPEG) -- PDF Files -- RAW Files -- Color Balance -- Hue/Saturation -- Chapter 3: The Image Editing Workflow -- The Workflow Outline -- Workflow Stage Summaries -- Stage 0: Capture the Image -- Stage 1: Organize the Images -- Stage 2: Open Image Files (Process RAW Files) -- Stage 3: Image Clean-Up -- Stage 4: Perform Global Adjustments -- Stage 5: Perform Local Adjustments -- Stage 6: Photographic Edits -- Stage 7: Print Preparation -- Stage 8: Print -- Stage 1: Organizing the Images -- Organizing Original Image Files -- Sorting Original Images -- Organizing Edit Images -- Archiving Files -- Stage 2A: Opening Image Files -- Stage 2B: Processing RAW Images -- Adobe Camera RAW -- Using Camera RAW with Multiple Images -- Stage 3: Image Clean-Up -- Straighten -- Crop -- Spot -- Reduce Noise -- Save the Clean Image -- Stage 4: Perform Global Adjustments -- Adjustments Tasks and Adjustment Tools -- Order of Adjustments -- Adjustment Layers -- Black and White Point Adjustment (Levels Tool) -- Adjusting Image Brightness (Levels Tool) -- Adjusting Image Contrast (Curves Tool) -- Adjusting Shadows/Highlights (Curves Tool) -- Color Balance (Color Balance Tool) -- Edit Colors (Hue/Saturation Tool) -- The Success of Basic Adjustments -- Stage 5: Perform Local Adjustments -- A Task List for Localizing Adjustments -- Some of My Favorite Selections -- Some Notes on Selections -- Performing the Adjustments -- Editing the Mask -- Chapter 4: Printing -- What is Color Management? -- Color Spaces -- Color Space Settings -- Convert to sRGB -- Components of a Good Print -- Proof Prints -- Preparing Images for Print -- Outline of the Print Prep Stage -- Save the Edited Image -- Flatten the Image -- Determine the Print Parameters -- Crop Your Image -- Resize the Image -- Sharpening -- Localized Sharpening -- Print -- Add an Annotation -- Save the Print File -- Basic Printing -- Online Printing Services -- Advanced Printing --T$10086.
"If you don't know where to start in Photoshop and feel overwhelmed with the options, then this is the book for you. With highly visual step-by-step explanations, this concise guide gives you a solid grounding in using Photoshop to edit digital images and helps you develop a full understanding of the key tools and features of Photoshop CS2."--BOOK JACKET.
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